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ISBN | 9787307219465 |
Format | PaperBack |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2021 |
Bib. Info | 429 p |
Categories | Anthropology/Archaeology |
Product Weight | 584 gms. |
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Meige is a long epic of the Yi nationality, which is spread in Dayao, Yaoan, Yongren, Mouding and other areas inhabited by the Yi people in Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan Province. The whole epic can be divided into four parts: Creation, Creation, and Marriage He love songs and funerals. It describes the Yi peoples world view and rich imagination of things in ancient times, describes the production and life changes of the Yi people, and shows the customs of the Yi people in love, marriage, funerals, and pregnant relatives. It reflects the economic and cultural close relationship between the Yi people and other fraternal nationalities, especially the Han people in history. The epic poem Meige shows the life and history of the Yi people, which can be called an encyclopedia of the Yi people. The epic poem Meige is an outstanding representative of Yi culture, a vivid sample of ancient culture that survives in the context of modern culture, and a treasure house for the study of ancient Yi culture.